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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Ben and Justin Smith's Semafor launches, with stories in a “Semaform”, featuring The News, Reporter's View, Room for Disagreement, The View From, and Notable — - Semafor, a new global news company, debuted Tuesday. — The company is launching with $25 million in funding.
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Ben Smith / Semafor:
Inside the NYT's identity crisis, as some in its new administrative layer say their mission seems to be enacting radical cultural change as slowly as possible — Ben is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Semafor, coming over from the New York Times. Sign up for his media newsletter, out every Sunday night!
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Zoe Samios / Sydney Morning Herald:
How News.net, one of the most ambitious new Australian journalism ventures in decades, failed to launch, and now owes current and ex-staff thousands of dollars — Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size — In early April, about 25 journalists and sales executives gathered …
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
The US should spend $10B+, ~$30 per American, on nonprofit local news outlets for every community, which are open to everyone, with transparent points of view — My vision for addressing the huge decline in local journalism involves hiring 87,000 new journalists for about 1,300 news organizations with more than $10 billion in funding.
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Peter White / Deadline:
NBCUniversal launches an accelerator with 11 TikTok creators who have a collective following of 10M; they have Universal Studio Group deals for original series — NBCUniversal has launched an initiative designed to turn TikTokers into its next generation of television creators.
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Anna Marie de la Fuente / Variety:
Paramount+ is launching in France and Germany on December 1 and is expected to be available in 45 markets by the end of 2023 — In its continued bid to expand its footprint worldwide, Paramount+ is launching its service in France on Dec. 1 and Germany, Austria and Switzerland on Dec. 8.
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Google adds new kids-focused features to Google TV, including parent-controlled watchlists and AI-powered suggestions — Google is bringing a set of new kids-focused features such as parent-controlled watchlists and AI-powered suggestions to Google TV, the latest in a series of efforts …
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Pew Research Center:
In 2021, 11% of high-circulation newspapers and 3% of high-traffic digital news outlets experienced layoffs, compared with 33% and 18% respectively in 2020 — The percentage of large newspapers and digital news sites that experienced layoffs fell considerably in 2021 when compared with the year prior …
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Stephen Shankland / CNET:
YouTube appears to have taken down dozens of videos by Russian Media Monitor, a channel run by Julia Davis that translates Russian TV clips on the Ukraine war — The Russian Media Monitor channel spotlights and sometimes criticizes Russian thinking about the country's war in Ukraine. — Joan E. Solsman
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New York Times:
Salem Media takes an activist stance in the US midterms, including by financing 2000 Mules and backing radio hosts on a tour to push baseless vote fraud claims — Salem Media, which counts the conservative personalities Charlie Kirk and Sebastian Gorka among its radio hosts, has taken a pointed stance ahead of the midterm elections.
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@craigscolorado, @nytimestech and @tiffkhsu
Baz Bamigboye / Deadline:
Source: Netflix, “rattled” by negative front-page stories about The Crown, postponed its Harry and Meghan documentary, unofficially slated for December 2022 — EXCLUSIVE: Rattled after attacks on Season 5 of The Crown, Netflix has decided to postpone its documentary series featuring Harry …
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J. Clara Chan / The Hollywood Reporter:
YouTube plans to roll out 30-second audio ads on videos globally and let US advertisers target podcast listeners, narrowing their campaigns using podcast genres — Marketers will also be able to purchase 30-second audio ads — up from the 15 second slots available during the beta launch.
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